Episode 4 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Listen live to Art of Femininity Radio as we observe breast cancer awareness month. More than 2.8 million breast cancer survivors live in the U.S. and special in-studio guest Madeline Long discusses her journey with breast cancer and being diagnosed in 2011. Awareness is a leading cause of breast cancer prevention, become knowledgeable about warning signs, the importance of self-exams and treatment options.

But breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer death in women, in the spirit of heightening awareness – and screening, Art of Femininity Radio offers several facts about breast cancer:

1. The leading risk factor for breast cancer is simply being a woman. Though breast cancer does occur in men, the disease is 100 times more common in women.

2. Most breast cancer – about 85% occurs in women who have no family history of breast cancer.

3. About 5 to 10% of breast cancers can be traced to inherited gene mutations, such as the BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations.

4. Men can also get breast cancer. About 2,150 or 1 in 1,000 men are diagnosed annually.

5. A woman born today has about a one in eight chance of being diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute.